espadana

See also: espadaña

Galician

Espadana

Alternative forms

• espadaina

Etymology

From espada (“sword”), from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Cognate with Spanish espadaña.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espaˈðana̝/

Noun

espadana f (plural espadanas)

1. cattail (Typha latifolia)
2. (architecture) bell-gable

Derived terms

• Espadanal
• Espadanedo
• Espadaneira
• Espadanoso
• Xunqueira de Espadanedo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espadan”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “espadana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “espadana” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espadana” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.